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The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the total population.
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Popularity by region
The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world.
Africa
Male names
Region (year) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 Libya[citation needed] Mohammed Ahmed Ali Hamza Ibrahim Mahmoud Abdallah Tareq Hassan Khaled Morocco[1] Mohamed Ahmed Mohammed Said Rachid Mustapha Youssef Hassan Abdel-salam Ali Tunisia (2005)[citation needed] Mehdi Youssef Aziz Karim NA NA NA NA NA NA Female names
Region (year) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 Libya[citation needed] Aya Rania Sarah Reem Hoda Marwa Mona Fatima Eisha Nesreen Morocco[2] Fatima Khadija Aicha Malika Naima Rachida Nadia Karima Amina Saida Tunisia (2005) Mariam Shayma Khawla NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Asia
Male names
Region (year) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 Arab world (2008–2009) (BabyCenter Arabia members)[3] Mohamed Ahmed Omar Yousef Ali Abdallah Adam Abdul Rahman Khaled Hamzah Iran (2008–2009)[4] Reza Milad Hamid Mehdi Hossein Ali Omid Shahin Shervin Kian Iran[5]
(2007)Mohammad Ali Hossein Abolfazl Mahdi Reza Ehsan Amirali Amirmohammad Abbas Iraq
(2007)[citation needed]Ali Muhammed Hussein Hydar Ahmed Omar Hasan Kathem Abdullah Ammar Israel, Jewish boys (2009)
[6]Noam Itai Ori Daniel David Yonatan Yosef Ido Moshe Ariel Israel, Jewish boys (2008)
[7]Noam Itai Daniel David Idan Moshe Yosef Yonatan NA NA Israel, Jewish intersex names (given to both boys and girls) (2008)[8] Noam Amit Ariel Daniel Adi Ma'ayan Yuval Yahli Omer Lior Israel, Muslim boys (2009)[9] Muhammad Ahmad Hamid Abd Yousouf Adam Omar Mahmud Ali Amir Israel, Christian boys (2004)
[6]Elias George Amir Fadi Yousouf Sharbal Baasal Majd Julian Bashar Israel, Druze boys (2004)
[6]Adam Omri Eyal Amir Salman Rani Tamir Yosef Bahah Daniel Japan
(2010)[10]Ren Hiroto Sōta Yūma Sora Yūto (悠斗) Yūto (悠人) Kotarō Taiga Itsuki Jordan
(2009)[11]Mohammad Ahmad Abdul Rahman NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Kazakhstan (2010)[12] Yerasyl Diaz Nurasyl Alikhan Miras Max Beybarys Artyom Sanjar Nurislam Malaysia (2009, English-speaking BabyCenter Malaysia members)[13] Adam Danish Aqil Jayden Ethan Irfan Rayyan Isaac Ian Ryan Mongolia
[14]Naranbaatar Batukhan Bataar Chuluun Sukhbataar NA NA NA NA NA Pakistan Mohammad Ali Hussain Omar Bilal Usman Zahid Shahid Saqib Nomaan South Korea (2009)[15] Minjun (민준) Jihu (지후) Jihun (지훈) Junseo (준서) Hyeonu (현우) Yejun (예준) Geonu (건우) Hyeonjun (현준) Minjae (민재) Ujin (우진) Tajikistan (2009)[16] Muhammad Yusuf Abdullo Abubakr NA NA NA NA NA NA Turkey
(2008–2009)[17]Can Onur Mert Arda Umut Emre Cihan Cem Ali Hüseyin United Arab Emirates
[18]Mohammad Ahmad Eisa Majid Tarek Hamdan Khalifa Omar Rashid Ammar Female names
Region (year) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 Arab world (2008–2009) (BabyCenter Arabia members)[3] Jana Mariam Malak Sara Nour Hala Yara Liane Fatima Leen Iran[4] (2009) Maryam Fereshteh Niloufar Mahtāb Setareh Sara Bahar Mahsa Banou Roya Iran[5]
(2007)Fatemeh Zahra Sara Zeinab Elham Maryam Mahsa Negâr Hasti Yaldâ Israel, Jewish girls (2009)
[6]Noa Shira Maya Tamar Yael Talia Sarah Hila Noya Michal Israel, Jewish girls (2008)
[7]Noa Shira Yael Tamar Maya Talia Hila Michal Adi Lian Israel, Jewish intersex names (given to both boys and girls) (2008)[8] Noam Amit Ariel Daniel Adi Ma'ayan Yuval Yahli Omer Lior Israel, Muslim (girls) (2009)[9] Hala Maryam Malk Gazel Aya Lian Noor NA NA NA Israel, Christian girls (2004)
[6]Maria Nicol Marian Mariah Lian Dima Hallah Maya Karin Carol Israel, Druze girls (2004)
[6]Eden Yarin Nur Sarah Sillin Assil Malk Maya Aya Miyar Japan
(2010)[10]Yua Yui Aoi Hina Riko Rin Sakura Yuna Miu Misaki Jordan
(2009)[11]Rimas Jana Hala NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Kazakhstan (2010)[12] Aruzhan Kawthar Ayauly Diana Alina Amina Madinah Nuray Aisha Daria Malaysia (2009, English-speaking BabyCenter Malaysia members)[13] Alya Hannah Zara Nurul Sarah Alyssa Qaseh Arissa Adriana Qistina Mongolia
[14]Odval Bolormaa Bayarmaa Oyunbileg Khongordzol NA NA NA NA NA Pakistan Fatima Fozia Sadia Sobia Nadia Maryam Farzana Ayesha Sakeena Zainab South Korea (2009)[15] Seoyeon (서연) Minseo (민서) Seohyeon (서현) Jiu (지우) Seoyun (서윤) Jimin (지민) Subin (수빈) Haeun (하은) Yeeun (예은) Yunseo (윤서) Tajikistan
(2009)[16]Sumayah Asiya Oisha Googoosh Anohito Indira NA NA NA NA Turkey
(2008–2009)[17]Yasemin Derya Meltem Dilan Eda Canan Didem Meryem Dilay Zehra United Arab Emirates
[18]Fatima Aisha Maitha Hind Hessa Afra Mariam Hamdah Khadijah Shamma Europe
Male names
Female names
North and South America
Male names
Female names
The Pacific
Male names
Female names
See also
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